Template for a Geospatial Story Map
1. Title & Introduction
Title: Retired Senior Home Location
Subtitle: North District of Taichung, Taiwan
Introduction: In 2025 Taiwan starts entering a hyper-senior age. About 25% of the population is over the age of 65. Thus, it is impelling to tackle of social welfare of the senior citizen after their retirement. One of them is the location of their living. This story map investigates a scenario of a retired couple who is planning to live in north district of Taichung, with a preference an intellectual and recreational environment and good medication hospital in mind. The process of locating the senior home can be applied to any location problems such as nursing home, grocery store, and recreation center etc.
2. Background & Context
In convention, senior people in Taiwan stays with, or close to, their children for better care. However, since the evolution of rapid life style and long working hour it becomes challenge to keep the tradition. Plus, the senior who has been well trained in their profession can also manage their life without much are of their children. What they want is the independence of living style.
Why is this important?
Any key datasets or sources used.
3. Interactive Map Section 1: Location Overview
Map Layer 1: Overview of North District of Taichung.
Data Overlay: Major Landmarks and Business Districts in North District
Accompanying Text:
National Museum of Natural Science: It provides technology integration, living experiences, art, and a human-centered exhibition of a modern natural science museum.
China Medical University Hospital Business District: It provides high-quality medication in key areas of human health.
Yizhong Business District: It offers a variety of food courts, playgrounds, and entertainment facilities.
Tianjin Road Clothing Business District: It offers numerous outlets for fashion clothing.
Optional Media:
Overview of Landmark Locations
National museum of natural science
China Medical University Hospital Business District
Yizhong Business District
Tianjin Road Clothing Business District
4. Interactive Map Section 2: Key Locations or Changes Over Time
Map Layer 2: National museum of natural science
Phase 1: Space Theater, Science Center
Accompanying Text: The Space Theater was built in 1986. It features Taiwan’s first fully immersive IMAX large-scale domed theater and a nearly realistic starry sky projected by GOTO’s optical planetarium. It provides the Taiwanese public with a unique and groundbreaking scientific learning experience. Below is a picture of the Space Theater during a show.
The Science Center was built in
1986. Its primary purpose is to encourage visitors to engage in
hands-on activities and actively participate in learning. It aims to
spark curiosity through hands-on experiences, provide scientific
training through interactive activities, impart scientific knowledge
through play, and uncover the mysteries of nature through
exploration. By incorporating scientific, challenging, entertaining,
and exploratory exhibits and activities, the Science Center fulfills
its educational role as a museum. Below is an exhibit on
semiconductors.
Phase 2: Life Science Hall
Accompanying Text: The Life Science Hall was built in 1988. This hall is themed around the mysteries of nature, featuring 13 exhibition areas that showcase various natural phenomena and the dynamics of evolution. From the origins of life, it vividly presents the rise, evolution, and adaptation of different life forms, as well as explores the human life cycle—birth, aging, illness, and death. Some life forms have even faced extinction in the course of evolution, offering profound insights that are worth deep reflection for us, the so-called most intelligent beings on Earth. Below is an exhibit of our human body.
Phase 3: Human Culture Hall (formerly China Science Hall)
Accompanying Text: The Human Culture Hall was built in 1993. This area is themed around world cultures, China's scientific civilization, and Oceania, covering seven key topics: Chinese medicine, Chinese science and technology, agricultural ecology, ancient storytelling, the spiritual life of the Han people, Taiwan's Austronesian peoples, and Oceania.
The exhibition presents a diverse range of content, including the evolution and influence of Chinese medicine, the inventions and applications of Chinese astronomy, geography, and craftsmanship, as well as how different climates and soils around the world have shaped various agricultural practices. It also explores China's unique geographical and cultural influences on its worldview, philosophy of life, and social perspectives, along with detailed insights into the cultural connections between Taiwan’s Austronesian peoples and Oceania.
Here, visitors can witness the wisdom and innovations of our ancestors while gaining a deeper understanding of the evolution of human civilization. Below is an exhibit of the Qin Dynasty Terracotta Warriors.
Phase 4: Earth Environment Hall
Accompanying Text: The Earth Environment Hall was built in 1993. The Earth Environment Hall, in addition to its 3D theater, features various exhibition themes, including the microscopic world, diverse life forms, Taiwan’s natural ecology, and remote astronomical observations of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. It also includes a theater classroom covering topics such as human interaction with the environment and species conservation.
In 2008, the hall introduced the Science On a Sphere (SOS) display system, which uses a 173 cm-diameter spherical screen to present dynamic visualizations of the Earth. Below is an exhibit of the wild life.
5. Interactive Map Section 3: Analysis & Insights
Map Layer 3: Location Search
Data Insights: Using the vector buffers of the National Museum of Natural Science and China Medical University Hospital Business District, we can create an area map of these two buffers. The buffer is constructed based on a 1,000-meter radius from the boundaries of the two landmarks.
Next, we use proportional symbols to represent the home prices of 229 sales recorded in the Ministry of the Interior's sales data from September 2023 to September 2024 in Taiwan. This allows us to identify the locations of these homes.
By intersecting three criteria—the vector buffer of the museum, the vector buffer of the hospital, and the proportional symbols representing home prices—we can determine suitable areas for retired seniors. The results are shown below, with yellow spots indicating the recommended locations.
Narrative Connection: There are 45 home locations that meet our requirements. After downloading the attribute table of the intersection, we were able to identify these locations, as shown below. The table includes both Chinese and English addresses.
地址 |
Address |
北區文武街1之9號 |
North District, Wenwu Street, No. 1-9 |
北區英才路157巷1號 |
North District, Yingcai Road, Lane 157, No. 1 |
北區英才路157巷1號 |
North District, Yingcai Road, Lane 157, No. 1 |
北區西屯路一段240號 |
North District, Xitun Road, Section 1, No. 240 |
北區西屯路一段250巷21號 |
North District, Xitun Road, Section 1, Lane 250, No. 21 |
北區英才路140巷4號 |
North District, Yingcai Road, Lane 140, No. 4 |
北區英才路102巷119號 |
North District, Yingcai Road, Lane 102, No. 119 |
北區英才路102巷125號 |
North District, Yingcai Road, Lane 102, No. 125 |
北區篤行路333巷29弄7號 |
North District, Duxing Road, Lane 333, Alley 29, No. 7 |
北區中清路一段153巷9號 |
North District, Zhongqing Road, Section 1, Lane 153, No. 9 |
北區民權路426號 |
North District, Minquan Road, No. 426 |
北區梅川東路三段198號 |
North District, Meichuan East Road, Section 3, No. 198 |
北區中清路一段228號 |
North District, Zhongqing Road, Section 1, No. 228 |
北區英才路102巷169號 |
North District, Yingcai Road, Lane 102, No. 169 |
北區英才路102巷178號 |
North District, Yingcai Road, Lane 102, No. 178 |
北區英才路102巷191號 |
North District, Yingcai Road, Lane 102, No. 191 |
北區育德路115號 |
North District, Yude Road, No. 115 |
北區美德街381巷6之1號 |
North District, Meide Street, Lane 381, No. 6-1 |
北區美德街381巷6之1號 |
North District, Meide Street, Lane 381, No. 6-1 |
北區美德街381巷6號 |
North District, Meide Street, Lane 381, No. 6 |
北區美德街223號 |
North District, Meide Street, No. 223 |
北區大德街85巷9號 |
North District, Dade Street, Lane 85, No. 9 |
北區篤行路418巷10號 |
North District, Duxing Road, Lane 418, No. 10 |
北區中清路一段266號 |
North District, Zhongqing Road, Section 1, No. 266 |
北區健行路656號 |
North District, Jianxing Road, No. 656 |
北區健行路690號 |
North District, Jianxing Road, No. 690 |
北區健行路766巷18號 |
North District, Jianxing Road, Lane 766, No. 18 |
北區民權路489巷2號 |
North District, Minquan Road, Lane 489, No. 2 |
北區健行路906巷16號 |
North District, Jianxing Road, Lane 906, No. 16 |
北區梅亭街466巷1號 |
North District, Meiting Street, Lane 466, No. 1 |
北區華興街126巷16號 |
North District, Huaxing Street, Lane 126, No. 16 |
北區民權路540巷8號 |
North District, Minquan Road, Lane 540, No. 8 |
北區大德街151巷18號 |
North District, Dade Street, Lane 151, No. 18 |
北區梅亭街496巷9號 |
North District, Meiting Street, Lane 496, No. 9 |
北區健行路766巷59弄9號 |
North District, Jianxing Road, Lane 766, Alley 59, No. 9 |
北區中清路一段348巷26號 |
North District, Zhongqing Road, Section 1, Lane 348, No. 26 |
北區健行路766巷100弄2之1號 |
North District, Jianxing Road, Lane 766, Alley 100, No. 2-1 |
北區中清路一段428號 |
North District, Zhongqing Road, Section 1, No. 428 |
北區進化北路430巷17弄14號 |
North District, Jinhua North Road, Lane 430, Alley 17, No. 14 |
北區忠明路485巷17號 |
North District, Zhongming Road, Lane 485, No. 17 |
北區梅川東路三段65號 |
North District, Meichuan East Road, Section 3, No. 65 |
北區梅川東路三段63號 |
North District, Meichuan East Road, Section 3, No. 63 |
北區梅川東路三段50之7號 |
North District, Meichuan East Road, Section 3, No. 50-7 |
北區漢口路四段36之5號 |
North District, Hankou Road, Section 4, No. 36-5 |
北區漢口路四段6號 |
North District, Hankou Road, Section 4, No. 6 |
From the table, it is clear that we should first focus on locations in:
Yingcai Road, Lanes 102 to 157
Meide Street, Lanes 85 to 381
Jianxing Road, No. 656 to 906
6. Conclusion & Call to Action
We used historical data from September 2023 to September 2024 to identify recommended areas for senior home locations. A total of 45 locations were identified, primarily concentrated on:
Yingcai Road, Lanes 102 to 157
Meide Street, Lanes 85 to 381
Jianxing Road, No. 656 to 906
In the future, if a senior wants to find a retirement residence in the North District of Taichung, they can simply refer to these three addresses when searching for a house or apartment.